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Enrique

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21. "Labor conditions didn’t magically improve with increase of wealth."

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:13 AM

Apr 2013

a great point from one of the comments under the article.

Labor conditions only improved because people fought for them. And most importantly, people fought AGAINST them, and such people often write for magazines like Forbes.

I can see why the RWers don't like labor history being taught in schools. It's a lot like Civil Rights, they want people to think these things just happened by themselves. As soon as people learn about these movements, they recognize the movemements' opponents, who are still with us, they are the rightwingers. Now that they have lost, they are pretending they were on the winning side all along and they need to be called out.

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In Forbes: The worst justification for exploiting overseas workforces. EVER. [View all] cali Apr 2013 OP

This would be more palatable if the same people weren't trying to get rid of standards here too n/t Fumesucker Apr 2013 #1

that's one of many problems in this column Enrique Apr 2013 #20

INHUMANE Skittles Apr 2013 #2

'sadly' = crocodile tears. i hate these people, vile is the word. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #3

well it looks like we do have something in common cali Apr 2013 #4

"WE didn't do it. The LOCAL supplier is responsible." Junkdrawer Apr 2013 #5

Wahh! They MADE us do it! n2doc Apr 2013 #6

"Business Ethics" once again seen as oxymoronic panzerfaust Apr 2013 #7

Even worse, he's a moron. He applies US-level prices for safety & regulation to Pakistan! reformist2 Apr 2013 #8

Well, gee, it wouldn't occur to Worstall or the manufacturers and retailers whose big a***** he Skidmore Apr 2013 #9

The writer timdog44 Apr 2013 #10

There is some reason for hope... he's being thrashed in the comment section. reformist2 Apr 2013 #11

The US got to where we are now by being a sweatshop first Recursion Apr 2013 #12

I am way too angry to omment on this. All I can think of is a very special place in hell for him. marble falls Apr 2013 #13

Look at some of the other $hit he has written (listed in left column) AllyCat Apr 2013 #14

He also doesn't think wealth inequality is a problem . . . in 3 of his columns. HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #16

I guess I am in minority who agrees with the author Trekologer Apr 2013 #15

that's absurd. first of all, the workers have been trying to demand it cali Apr 2013 #18

+1 n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #19

you got punked Enrique Apr 2013 #22

If they don't get the work without some "encouragement" from the outside, AllyCat Apr 2013 #23

And just think... 99Forever Apr 2013 #17

"Labor conditions didn’t magically improve with increase of wealth." Enrique Apr 2013 #21